8th ( irish ) battalion king's liverpool regiment

On the 7th June, a bomb released by a lone Luftwaffe fighter exploded amongst the anti-tank platoon of the London Irish, killing 15 and badly wounding seven. Employment with the Beach Group continued for a further six weeks. The London Irish had 46 fatalities. Notification was received on 14th July, via a letter written by General Montgomery, that personnel from the Liverpool Irish would be dispersed to other battalions. Depleted by losses and the transfer of soldier's as reinforcements, the battalion was placed in a state of " suspended animation "

Above, men of the Liverpool Irish, dig in and consolidate the beach at Juno. They are distinctive by the band on their helmets and badge shown inset. Right, comforting the canadian wounded beneath the seawall and German pillbox.

On the 31st August when the Territorail Army was reconstituted in 1947, the Liverpool Irish reformed as 626 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment. The regiment was reduced to " Q " battery, 470 ( 3rd West Lancashire ) Ligh Anti Aircraft Regiment in 1955. After the remaining artillery regiments in Lancashire were consolidated in 1967 into 103 Regiment, the South Lancashire Territorials, and the West Lancashire Regiment, the Liverpool Irish was further reduced becoming a troop within 208 Battery, 103 Regiment. And that is how the traditions of this fine regiment exist today in the Territorial Army as ' A ' ( Liverpool Irish ) Tp, 208 ( 3rd West Lancashire ) Bty, 103rd RA, ( Lancashire Artillery Volunteers ).

This concludes my tribute to the ' Liverpool Irish '